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Ghazni District

Coordinates: 33°32′54.1″N 68°25′16.1″E / 33.548361°N 68.421139°E / 33.548361; 68.421139
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Ghazni District
ولسوالی غزنی
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceGhazni
Ghazni and Kabul -- Afghanistan.

Ghazni District (Persian: ولسوالی غزنی), is a district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan situated in the northeast part of the province. Capital of the district is Ghazni, which is also capital of Ghazni Province.

Demographics & Population

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Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimates the population of the district to be around 154,618.[1] According to AIMS and UNHCR, Hazaras make up 50% of the population, followed by Tajiks and Pashtuns, 50%.[2]

Security and Politics

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It was reported that Afghan and ISAF forces combined and killed several militants and captured an al-Qaeda IED facilitator and another incident on the southern side of Ghazni City.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MRRD Ghazni Provincial profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  2. ^ [ Ghazni District Profile, UNHCR]
  3. ^ "Operational Update, Nov. 19: Afghan-International Security Forces Detain, Kill Taliban Militants in Kandahar and Ghazni Provinces." 19 November 2009. Accessed at: http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/pressreleases/2009/11/pr091119-xxa.html Archived 20 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine

33°32′54.1″N 68°25′16.1″E / 33.548361°N 68.421139°E / 33.548361; 68.421139